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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, in her goodwill message yesterday during the commemoration of the “2021 International Women’s Day National Policy Dialogue,” noted that through the implementation of Finance Acts 2019 and 2020, the federal government is providing tax relief and other forms of support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), many of which are owned by women.

FAAC meeting deadlocked as states, local councils protest $418 million Paris refund deductions

2 days ago

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS-Yves Herman-File Photo

EU threatens to punish Poland

1 week ago

FILE PHOTO - Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands March 31, 2021. ICC-CPI-Handout via REUTERS

Ivory Coast’s ex-president launches new party

1 week ago

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla el-Mangoush speaks during a news conference with EU's head of foreign policy Josep Borell (not seen), in Tripoli, Libya September 8, 2021. REUTERS-Hazem Ahmed

Libya’s foreign minister confirms departure of some foreign fighters

3 weeks ago

The National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, “He is fully aware of the constitutional implication of his decision to defect to another party; which is that he cannot continue to occupy the seat of the PDP in the Senate.

PDP to Senator Sheriff: Nigerians can’t live with poverty for next 40 years

4 weeks ago

The Nigeria Police have been roundly criticized for tagging a 22-year-old girl, Gloria Okolie, ‘spy girl’ for the Eastern Security Network (ESN) after illegally detaining her for 70 days without charging her to court or allowing her family or lawyer access to her.

CSOs ask VP Osinbajo to order release of woman detained over link to IPOB, ESN

September 20, 2021

Takehiro Funakoshi, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, attends a trilateral meeting between Japan, U.S., and South Korea, to discuss North Korea, in Tokyo, Japan, September 14, 2021. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. envoy says no hostile intent towards North Korea; meets Asian allies

September 14, 2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce giant failed to provide adequate protection for its warehouse workers during the coronavirus pandemic. (Kathy Willens-AP)

New York shuts down crypto exchange for converting customer funds into Dogecoin without consent

September 14, 2021

Bauchi communities disagree with DPR over siting of gas plant

September 10, 2021

NATO officials on Friday, said over 18,000 people were flown out of Kabul, since the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, pledging to redouble evacuation efforts.

NATO officials: Over 18,000 people evacuated from Kabul airport so far

August 20, 2021

The “defeat” of the United States in neighbouring Afghanistan should be transformed into an opportunity to “revive life, security and lasting peace” in the country, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says.

Iran president: US ‘defeat’ in Afghanistan a chance for peace

August 16, 2021

Palestinians attend Friday prayers near the Ibrahimi Mosque, which the Jews call the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Yosri Al Jamal

Israeli forces attack worshippers at Ibrahimi Mosque in West Bank

August 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, June 17, 2021. REUTERS-Issei Kato-File Photo

Support for Japan’s premier slides as coronavirus casts shadow over Tokyo Games

July 26, 2021

Jiti Ogunye, lawyer and public affairs analyst, writes from Lagos

The truth about flight in the face of political persecution and state ruthlessness

July 25, 2021

An Anambra High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Sen. Ugochukwu Uba as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for the governorship poll in the state.

Anambra election: Court orders INEC to recognise Senator Uba as PDP candidate

July 19, 2021